It's frustrating because health care in general is difficult to fund, but no one seems interested in finding middle ground. I'm talking real-world options that try to find solutions that put people in control of their lives - and don't buy them wheelchairs that make them more dependent on others, etc. I'm talking solutions that demand that insurance companies and medical providers start doing their f***ing jobs instead of making money hand over fist at my expense - and don't fall for the hype, they are both definitely making more money now than they ever did before medical care became advanced enough to offer life at great expense to the disabled. I'm talking about not letting my medical equipment provider rip off my insurance and then my insurance complain to me about being too expensive - do I really need all this (no, I said I needed that, but you didn't listen and it cost you a buttload more) - because they'd never complain to the providers. They're in bed together.
I'm pretty much going to need a six figure salary starting the day I graduate, because at that time I will be employable and no longer eligible for benefits. There's no step program that adjusts as you move up, so either I don't pay a cent into government and get benefits of astronomical costs, or I get a $50k salary job (my most likely salary at graduation), no government benefits, and live in such poverty that I probably won't be able to stay out of the hospital or keep my job, and I'll end up right back on government aid - after I get through the five year waiting period. $50K would pay for my rent, groceries, assistance, and taxes. That's it - no insurance of any kind, no gas for the vehicle, no vehicle maintenance, no copays, no uninsured items, etc. This means, for example, that I won't be able to get to work because public transportation isn't feasible.
I don't want to live off the government all my life. Most of us don't, but they don't provide other options. I could be paying back a percentage of what I cost, which is better than nothing, even if it isn't as good as everything, but at that point they're going to say: you're making too much. Even though I wouldn't be making as much as they put out.
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Date: 2008-06-12 01:00 am (UTC)I'm pretty much going to need a six figure salary starting the day I graduate, because at that time I will be employable and no longer eligible for benefits. There's no step program that adjusts as you move up, so either I don't pay a cent into government and get benefits of astronomical costs, or I get a $50k salary job (my most likely salary at graduation), no government benefits, and live in such poverty that I probably won't be able to stay out of the hospital or keep my job, and I'll end up right back on government aid - after I get through the five year waiting period. $50K would pay for my rent, groceries, assistance, and taxes. That's it - no insurance of any kind, no gas for the vehicle, no vehicle maintenance, no copays, no uninsured items, etc. This means, for example, that I won't be able to get to work because public transportation isn't feasible.
I don't want to live off the government all my life. Most of us don't, but they don't provide other options. I could be paying back a percentage of what I cost, which is better than nothing, even if it isn't as good as everything, but at that point they're going to say: you're making too much. Even though I wouldn't be making as much as they put out.